Birmingham Baseball Club

Birmingham Baseball Club
Birmingham Baseball Club
Information
League	West Midlands Baseball League
Location	Marston Green, United Kingdom
Ballpark	Marston Green Recreation Ground
Founded	2003
Division championships	2005; 2006; 2008; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2024;
League championships	2024;
Former name(s)	Birmingham Maple Leafs (2003–2014); Birmingham Bandits (2014-2020)
Coach	Bob Rowe (Metalheads); Carl Lewis (Bats)
Website	birminghambaseball.co.uk
Uniforms
Metalheads	Bats

Birmingham Baseball Club is an English baseball club based in Marston Green, situated in the West Midlands region of England.

History

Founded in 2003 by a local enthusiast, the team was originally named the Birmingham Maple Leafs. This was an homage to the members of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps who were based at No.7 Canadian General Hospital in Marston Green,^[1] and took up baseball as recreation.

The club changed its name to the Birmingham Bandits in 2014^[2] and competed at both AA and AAA levels within the British baseball system.

The club changed its name again in 2020, with the team becoming the Birmingham Metalheads, referencing the musical heritage of the region.^[3] In 2023, the club launched a second team, the Birmingham Bats, and in 2024 began their youth programme, the Birmingham GOATs.

In 2024, the Birmingham Metalheads won the BBF Summer Cup Silver Level and the WMBL championship.^[4] ^[5]

Ballpark

Both teams play their home games at Marston Green Recreation Ground.

Season by season record

Metalheads

Season	League	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Post-Season	Awards
2021	West Midlands Baseball League	6th	2	10	.167	7.5		Tim Kempf (Team MVP)
2022	West Midlands Baseball League	5th	7	7	.500	6		Bob Rowe (Team MVP)
2023	West Midlands Baseball League	3rd (East)	9	5	.643	5		Bob Rowe (Team MVP)
2024	West Midlands Baseball League	1st (East)	10	1	.643	5	2-0	BBF Summer Cup Champions, WMBL Champions. Andres Assuncao (Team MVP)